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Software Upgrade
Upgrade the software on your system.
Graphite Upgrade
There are several components to the Graphite system. Although each of these components is upgraded individually, each component is interdependent with the others and only specific combinations of software versions are supported.
To Upgrade Graphite
The standard upgrade is accomplished with a single Windows® executable that upgrades the main Graphite switcher subsystem. The 1RU Audio Breakout Unit, XPression, and DashBoard must be upgraded separately.

Software Upgrade
Upgrade the software on your system.
- Graphite Upgrade
  There are several components to the Graphite system. Although each of these components is upgraded individually, each component is interdependent with the others and only specific combinations of software versions are supported.
  - To Upgrade Graphite
    The standard upgrade is accomplished with a single Windows® executable that upgrades the main Graphite switcher subsystem. The 1RU Audio Breakout Unit, XPression, and DashBoard must be upgraded separately.
  - To Upgrade XPression
    Upgrade the XPression part of Graphite.
  - To Upgrade DashBoard
    Upgrade DashBoard running locally on the Graphite system.
  - To Upgrade the ABU
    A USB connection from a computer to the ABU or ABU-12G is required to upgrade the software.
  - To Upgrade the Carbonite Black Panel
    After the frame has been upgraded and reconnected to the panel, a message may be displayed indicating that a software mismatch. You only need to upgrade the panel or CarboNET if the mismatch message is displayed.

To Upgrade Graphite

The standard upgrade is accomplished with a single Windows® executable that upgrades the main Graphite switcher subsystem. The 1RU Audio Breakout Unit, XPression, and DashBoard must be upgraded separately.

The server and the switcher subsystem must both be connected to your network for the upgrade.

Download the graphite-##.##_##.exe upgrade executable file to your Graphite system.
Shutdown XPression and DashBoard if they are running on your system.
Run the upgrade executable file you downloaded.

Note: If a Windows Security - Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software error is displayed, click Install this driver software anyway. The method used to digitally sign the driver has changed, triggering the warning.

Windows® may display a security warning, click Run to continue the installation.
Follow the onscreen instructions and click Install to start the upgrade. The upgrade may take between 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

Note: If XPression is running the upgrade wizard will ask permission to close the application.
Click Finish.
Click Yes to power off the server.

Note: The server must be completely powered off and back on again for the switcher subsystem to be upgraded.
Power the server back on again.